Office of the Historian

832.24/2838: Telegram

The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, March 24, 1944—6 p.m.
[Received 10:36 p.m.]

1117. Reference final paragraph Department’s 950, March 22, 9 p.m.75 The need for commercial trucks to transport foodstuffs, fuel and other products essential to Brazil’s economy is of major importance to Brazil. The situation has changed materially, since our A–530, March 23, 1943,76 and Brazil will need at least 2,637 trucks and other commodities resulting from inadequate transportation facilities. It is also of the greatest importance that Brazil receive as quickly as possible the spare parts ordered by preference requests now on file in Washington.

The Brazilian Government has signified its intention to ration the trucks in Brazil in accordance with the conditions established in the United States by General Conservation Order M–10077 and its amendments (see Embassy’s despatch 15045, March 2278).

Caffery
  1. For correspondence concerning this agreement, see pp. 543 ff.↩
  2. Not printed.↩
  3. An order which established the rationing, among other things, of trucks and trailers in the United States.↩
  4. Despatch not printed.↩